Polisher and cleaner.



PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907. HAMES.

J. M. POLISHER AND CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.24, 1906.

UNITED. sTA-Tns PATENT oFFIoE.

WILLIAM J. M. HAMES, ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

POLISHE'R AND CILEANER.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

Application iied Ang-ust 24, 1906- Sertal No 331,908.

To (LN, whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. M. IIAMES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented anew and useful Polisher and Cleaner, of which the following is a specification.

rl'his invention relates to combined clean- -ing and polishing implements, and has for its ob j ect to simplify the eliiciency andutiiity of devices of this character.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear, as the nature of the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

1n the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical op eration.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved implement. Fig. 2 is a 5 ersplective view of one of the polishing or rus of constructing the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section, enlarged, of one of the brush members.

'l he improved device herein shown and described is designed to be employed for polishing or cleaning various surfaces or objects and may be supplied with any desired polishing, rubbing, or abrading material-such as felt, tufted wool or other fabric, sheep-pclt, bufling leather or fabric, sand paper or cloth, emery paper or cloth, or the like-and consists in a novel and im roved construction of a base or frame, Vwhere y the polishing, cleaning, or abrading material is supported in operative position, and also in a novel and improved construction of handle detachably cou led to the frame or base.

'lille base or frame consists of a plate 10, of sheet metal, preferably coated with non-corrosive substance, with the ends and sides cutplate, as shown at 11 in Figs. 2 and, and the y edges of the polishing material (re resented at 12) inserted beneath the folde portion. The base member is then folded over again in ng members, illustrating the in mner l the same direction, as at 13, together 'with the material 12, which firmly unites the two parts. 'lhe plate 10 is then again folded inwardly upon itself in a reverse direction, as at 14, which produces a dra action upon the material, as illustrated -1n Fig. 3, and stretches it tightly over the plate. By performing these foldin movements upon all four edges of the plate tie polishing or abrading material is tightly stretched over the plate and firmly and rigidly united thereto, as will be obvious.

Connected to the frame or plate are spaced brackets for supporting an operating-handle, each bracket consisting of a bar 18, bent centrally and with a socket 19 at the bend, and with the ends 20 21 outturned and inserted between the feld 14 and the body of the plate, as shown in Fig. 3, and soldered or otherwise secured, if required. By this means the brackets are firmly supported in place with the s .ckets 19 in alinement longitudinally of the frame.

rl`he handle portion consists of a coupling formed from a single piece of wire bent centrall,r and twisted into a socket 22 at the lrtnd to receive a hand-grip 28 and with the terminals spaced apart, as at 24 23, and bent laterally, as at 26 25, to form studs to enter the sockets 19, and yieldablysupported therein by the resiliency of the portions 23 24. By this means the handle is free to swing to a limited extent upon the polishing member and can be readily detached therefrom by simply compressing the spaced portiens 23 24 until the studs 25 26 are free from the sockets 19.

Two cf the polishing members may be employed upon each handle, as represented in Fig. 1, by merely increasin the lengths of the studs 25 26, so that .t ey engage the scckets (.f both sets of the brackets.

One of the polishing members may be smaller' than. the other and one employed for applying dry material and the other for applying liquid cr semiliquid material.

When two of the polishing members are employed, the brackets of one will be spaced to a less extent than the other, as shown in Fig. 1, so that the lesser-spaced brackets will operate between the greater-spaced brackets, and thusprevent displacement so long as the handle is not released by compressing its parts, as `willbe obvious.

One or both of the brackets may be provided with supplemental sockets, as at 27. to

receive the studs 25 26, and thus hold the polishing member nearer to the handle, and thus decrease the swin of the handle. This arrangement Will be iound convenient when applying the implement tocertain'kinds of objects 0r articles.

The devicefmay'be of any required size and adapted to a variety of purposes.

The device can be inexpensively manufac- Cured, is strol .and-durable,1and.0permtas=ef factually for lill mentscf this oharacter'are required.

Ll claim- Y l. In adevricecf the class described, eplurality of rubbing 'members sprofvidedfon their A inner sides `with arched brackets havingfcentralregisteringsockets, land a handle member provided wi-tihvspaced transversely-yielding arms having ralined terminals @engaging the Apurp Uses' for'which imple- @eases said re isterng sockets, the terminals bein 2. A device .of the class described having a4 plurality of rubbing members provided with rackets having alined central sockets, a handle, and ahandle-coupling, said'handle-colp- :ling being twisted upon itself at its center to form a handle-socket and having its extremities spaced apart to form arms having alined terminals engaging-said sockets.

ln testimony that I claim theforegoingas my own I have hereto alixed `my signature in the '-presence yof ytwo Witnesses.

WILLIAM J. M. EAMES.

Witnesses:

J. B. CAMPBELL, D. GREGORY. 

